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What's new around here??? Me.
« on: 10.10. 2022 15:21 »
Hi folks, thanks for having me. I'm based in Dublin and I'm here because I've just become the proud owner of a '52  Golden Flash, having picked it up in Austria and ridden it back last week from France. Hell of a way to make sure it's running right! Looking forward to dipping into the vast font of knowledge here.
52 GF

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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #1 on: 10.10. 2022 16:04 »
Welcome to the best forum you could join. Lots of great skills of here. That was quiet a shake down trip! I have a 1953 plunger framed A10 and love to ride it, but watch out for the pot holes in the road. Lloyd L
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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #2 on: 10.10. 2022 18:03 »
Welcome FD
Great looking sickle!
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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #3 on: 10.10. 2022 18:17 »
Pleased to meet you. Well done on your trip from France.

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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #4 on: 10.10. 2022 20:39 »
G'day Flash. *welcome*.
Beautiful bike mate.
Nice shake down ride. I trust there were no problems.
Cheers
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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #5 on: 10.10. 2022 22:46 »
Thanks for the welcome. No problems at all muskrat, and gave me a chance to learn it's starting foibles, every bike is different, goes first time now.👍
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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #6 on: 10.10. 2022 23:52 »
Welcome Flashdrive,  *welcome*That was a good road test. Name change to Flashride seems appropriate.
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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #7 on: 11.10. 2022 08:50 »
Welcome, good shake down cruise!

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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #8 on: 11.10. 2022 20:35 »
Hi FD,
Welcome to the Forum
There are a few other Irish owners on here  *smile*

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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #9 on: 12.10. 2022 17:34 »
Cheers John. I take it you were at Leopardstown on Saturday? Some fantastic machines, very few BSAs though.
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Re: What's new around here??? Me.
« Reply #10 on: 13.10. 2022 00:02 »
Hi FD,
Yes I traveled up from the "Peoples Republic" for the weekend, Our son is living in Greystones so handy for Leopardstown
As you say very few or any BSA's on show  *sad2*
Anyway I caught up with quite a few people that I had not seen since Covid hit, so that was a little compensation
I didn't find much at the jumble or trade stands , just some oil pipe and a couple of LED instrument lights for the MGB

Slán
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